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lege; running sea and fresh-water, small aquarium 

 tanks; identified reference collections of local fauna 

 and flora being built up at present ; machine and wood 

 shop; small boats and outboard motors; one 27 ft LOA 

 launch. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General marine biology 

 course for students of the University College of the 

 West Indies. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Three at professional level; 1 techni- 

 cian. 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Usual tropical West Indian fauna and flora. The fol- 

 lowing species are very abundant: 

 Scyphozoa: CMS/opiiea sp. 

 Echinoidea: Ljtechiiius variegatus, DijJeiiht aiilil- 



larum, Tripneitstes sp. 

 Ascidiaceae: Ascidia nigra 

 major current research projects and scientific 

 leaders: 

 Shoaling behavior of hsh (D. M. Steven) 

 Biology of Ascidia nigra (I. M. Goodbody) 

 Breeding seasons of marine animals (I. M. Goodbody) 

 Physiology and ecology of corals (T. F. Goreau) 



YUGOSLAVIA 



Bioloski Inst it nt, Dubrovnik 



BIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, DUBROVNIK 



POSTAL address: Dubrovnik, Jugoslavija (Yugoslavia). 



LOCATION: An island outside the harbor of Dubrovnik. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Dr. Tomo Gamulin, 

 Director. 



SPONSORING agency: Jugoslavenska akademija znan- 

 osti i umjetnosti, Zagreb (Yugoslav Academy of Sci- 

 ences and Art, Zagreb). 



YEAR founded: 1959. 



SCOPE of activities: No restriction on research con- 

 ducted by guest scientists ; restricted research on hy- 

 drography, plankton, fisheries and benthos; graduate 

 and undergraduate instruction. 



season of OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: South Adriatic 

 Sea ; rocky shores. 



PROVISIONS for visiting SCIENTISTS: Research and 

 living space for 4 visitors ; fees charged for research 

 space. 



MAJOR RESEARCH AND TEACHING FACILITIES: Small 



library; running sea water, small aquarium tanks; 

 small boats and outboard motors; one 10 m LOA 

 vessel. 



INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM: General marine biology; 

 supervision of research for advanced degrees. 



SIZE OF STAFF: Four at professional level; 10 techni- 

 cians. 



BIOLOSKI INSTITUT, DUBROVNIK 



IMPORTANT SPECIES AVAILABLE FOR LABORATORY 

 STUDIES: 



Anthozoa: Actinia aecjuina. Anemonia stilc. 

 Eciiinodermata: Sphaerechinin gran., Arbacia p., 



Echinaster sepositus 

 MoIIusca: Octopus vulgaris, Eledone m. 

 Crustacea: Maid sp., Droinia vulgaris, Callappa 



gran.. Scyllarus la/us. Paliiiurus vulgaris. Hoiniiiarus 



vulgaris 

 Pisces: Raja sp., Acanthias, Torpedo, Cbromis, La- 



bridae, Sparidae 



MAJOR CURRENT RESEARCH PROJECTS AND SCIENTIFIC 

 LEADERS: 



Plankton (Tomo Gamulin and J. Hure-Mandic) 

 Fisheries and spawning of fishes (Tomo Gamulin and 

 ]. Hure-Mandic) 



Bioloski Institiit, Roviujl Istra 



BIOLOGICAL INSTITUTE, ROVINj/lSTRA 



POSTAL ADDRESS: Rovinj/Istra, Jugoslavija (Yugo- 

 slavia). 



LOCATION: Near Rijeka, Pula. 



EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Professor Dr. Tomo Gamulin, 

 Director. 



SPONSORING AGENCY: Jugoslavenska akademija znan- 

 osti i umjetnosti, Zagreb (Yugoslav Academy of Sci- 

 ences and Arts, Zagreb) . 



'.EAR FOUNDED: 1891. 



SCOPE OF activities: Restricted research on hydrog- 

 raphy, plankton, shellfish, fisheries, and benthos; 

 graduate and undergraduate instruction for students 

 of all Yugoslavian universities as well as of other 

 European countries. 



SEASON OF OPERATION: All year. 



PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE: North Adriatic 

 Sea ; rocky and gravelly shores, brackish, shallow bays, 

 sandy and muddy bottoms, and small islands. 



PROVISIONS FOR VISITING SCIENTISTS: Space for 8 visi- 



